Nevada County picayune., 1887-08-18
TIES COMING TOMORROW. 7

moment like harp. Was it true! T,e night, the long night of me worlds grOping agony and blihd desire, is it almost over? is the day at hand!
 Again: ''They shall see the Son of Man cOmIng in a cloud, with power and great glory. And when these things begin to come to pass look up and rejoice. for your re- demption is nigh"
 Coming! The Son of Man really coming. coming into this world again with power and great glory! Will this really ever happen. will this solid, commonplace earth see it Will these skies brighten and flash, and will upturned faces in this city be watching to see him coming?
 So our minister preached in q solemn sermon: and for moments at times l felt thrill of reality in hearing. But, as the we'll dress ed crowd passed down the aisle. my neighbor, Mir. Stockto, whis. pered to me not to forget the meet. ing of bank directors on Monday evening, and Mrs. Goldtl,waite poured into my wife s ear charge not to forget her party on Thurs day; and my wife. as she came out, asked me if had observed the extravagant toilet of Mrs. Penny man.
 ''So absurd. she said, when her income, 1 know, cannot bc half what ours is! and l never think of sending to Paris for my things; 1 should look on it as morally wrOng.'
 spoke of the sermon. lies, said my wife, what Il sermon. so solemn. wonder that all are not drawn to hear our rector. What could be more powerful than such dicourses. My dear, by the by don't forget ro change Mary's opal ring for diamond one. Dear me. the Christmas presents were all so on my mind that l was thinking of them every now and then in church and that was so wrong of me"
 "My..dcar, said l, sometimes it seems to me as fall our life were unreal. We go to church, and the things that we hear are either true or false. If they are true, what things they are! For instance these advent sermons. II we are looking tor that coming We ought to feel and live differently from what we do. Do We really believe what we hear in church! or is it a dream!
 "H Go belieye." said my wife earnestly, (she is a good woman, my wite, "ves do believe, hut it is just as you say. 0, dear. feel as if am very wOrldly-l have so many things to think of" and she sighed.
 So did 1; for l knew that l too, was very worldly. After a pause l said Suppose Christ shoold re- ally come this Christmas. and it should be authOritatiyely ann"unc. ed that He would be here to nor. row."
 'I think, said my wife. there would be some embarrassment on the part of our great men, leglsla- tors and chief cOuncelOrs, in antic- ipatiOn of a personal interview. Fancy a meeting of the city conn. cil to arrange a reception for the Lord Jesus Christ''
 "Perhaps said l, He would re- fuse all offers of the rich and great Perhaps our fashionable churches would plead for his presence m vain. He would not be in paia- ces.'
 70, said my wife earnestly, if ] thought our money separates us from him l would give it all, yes. all--might I only see Him.
 She spoke from the bottom of her heart. and for moment her face was gloritied.
 "YOu will see Him some day. said l, and the money that we are willing to give mp at a word from Hun will not keep Him from us.
 That evening .the thoughts oi 1 the waking hours mirrOred them selves in dream.
 I seemed to be ont walking ,ii the streets, and to be conscious "' d strange, vague sense of some
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